Sam Durant
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Sam Durant is an American multimedia artist known for his conceptually driven works that critically examine U.S. history, politics, and cultural memory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sam Durant canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2214151 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Durant Context triple: [Durant, hasNotableBearer, Sam Durant]
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A.
Leo Gordon
Leo Gordon was an American character actor and screenwriter known for his tough-guy roles in numerous Westerns and crime films from the 1950s through the 1970s.
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B.
Sam De Grasse
Sam De Grasse was a Canadian-born silent film actor best known for his villainous roles in early Hollywood adventure and drama films.
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C.
Luke Murray
Luke Murray is an American basketball coach known for his assistant coaching roles at several major college programs and as the son of actor Bill Murray.
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D.
Malcolm Waite
Malcolm Waite was an American silent film actor best remembered for his supporting roles in early Hollywood comedies, including Charlie Chaplin films.
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E.
Paul Wiggin
Paul Wiggin is a former American football defensive end and coach best known for his long NFL playing career with the Cleveland Browns and subsequent coaching roles at both the professional and college levels.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Durant Target entity description: Sam Durant is an American multimedia artist known for his conceptually driven works that critically examine U.S. history, politics, and cultural memory.
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A.
Leo Gordon
Leo Gordon was an American character actor and screenwriter known for his tough-guy roles in numerous Westerns and crime films from the 1950s through the 1970s.
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B.
Sam De Grasse
Sam De Grasse was a Canadian-born silent film actor best known for his villainous roles in early Hollywood adventure and drama films.
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C.
Luke Murray
Luke Murray is an American basketball coach known for his assistant coaching roles at several major college programs and as the son of actor Bill Murray.
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D.
Malcolm Waite
Malcolm Waite was an American silent film actor best remembered for his supporting roles in early Hollywood comedies, including Charlie Chaplin films.
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E.
Paul Wiggin
Paul Wiggin is a former American football defensive end and coach best known for his long NFL playing career with the Cleveland Browns and subsequent coaching roles at both the professional and college levels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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contemporary artist ⓘ multimedia artist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| artForms |
drawing
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installation ⓘ photography ⓘ sculpture ⓘ video art ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California Institute of the Arts
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Massachusetts College of Art and Design ⓘ |
| employer | California Institute of the Arts ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conceptual art
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multimedia art ⓘ politically engaged art ⓘ public art ⓘ socially engaged art ⓘ |
| hasExhibitedAt |
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
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Tate Modern ⓘ Venice Biennale ⓘ Walker Art Center ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art ⓘ |
| hasTaughtAt | California Institute of the Arts ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
artworks addressing American politics
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artworks addressing cultural memory ⓘ conceptually driven works that examine U.S. history ⓘ critical engagement with race and power in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Every Tired Gesture
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Iconoclasm ⓘ Labyrinth ⓘ Proposal for White and Indian Dead Monument Transpositions, Washington, D.C. ⓘ Scaffold ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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educator ⓘ installation artist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| theme |
American politics
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U.S. history ⓘ civil rights ⓘ colonialism ⓘ cultural memory ⓘ monuments and memorials ⓘ protest movements ⓘ racial violence in the United States ⓘ state power ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sam Durant Description of subject: Sam Durant is an American multimedia artist known for his conceptually driven works that critically examine U.S. history, politics, and cultural memory.
Referenced by (9)
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